Burton Bradstock, Cliffs 1922

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According to local lore, a mermaid was washed ashore here on a wild and stormy night in 1757. This maritime visitor was 13ft in length; the upper parts were human, but it had a fishy tail and no legs. Legend unkindly relates that far from being beautiful, the mermaid had rather a masculine appearance!

Memories of Burton Bradstock

I have so many memories of Burton Bradstock. My brother and I sometimes stayed with an aunt and uncle there for the annual escape from the Midlands, where we lived. Often, these visits engendered large family outings to the beach. Oh, the misery of those early bathing costumes! The beach was more pebble than sand, and ...Read full memory

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